Electronic Grade Polymers

 
 
 

Electronic Grade Polymers Ideal for Today’s Challenging Lithographic Applications

DUV and 193nm photoresist performance begins with the polymer, and DuPont electronic grade polymers continue to improve upon existing techniques for polymer manufacture, isolation, and evaluation.

Our synthetic and isolation expertise enables Electronic Polymers to create a wide range of polymers that are ideal for today’s challenging lithographic applications, from Acetoxystyrene Monomer (ASM) to High Compositional Uniformity (HCU) polymers.

ASM

Acetoxystyrene monomer (ASM) is the basic monomer for generation of DuPont electronic grade polymers. Used either in combination with other reactive monomers or used as the sole component for homopolymer generation, ASM is a high purity reactive monomer which readily undergoes free radical polymerization and enables the production of poly(p-acetoxy)styrene (PAS) polymers in a wide range of molecular weights. We exercise great care and effort to maintain the highest possible quality of this key material.

Co- and Ter-Polymers via Custom Manufacture

DuPont has developed a deep expertise in free radical polymerization chemistry. Custom produced resins made from a wide variety of monomers, in combination with ASM, address the growing needs for transparency, polydispersity, acid diffusion characteristics, dissolution rate, Tg, and other factors essential to the performance of photoresists used in critical layers of semiconductor device manufacture.

 
 
 

Lithography Materials and Services

 
 
 
  • Electronic Grade Polymers | DuPont Electronic Solutions

    DUV and 193nm photoresist performance begins with the polymer, and DuPont electronic grade polymers continue to improve upon existing techniques for polymer manufacture, isolation, and evaluation.

  • Advanced Overcoats

    Used in conjunction with photoresists, DuPont’s advanced overcoat materials are designed to prevent defects and improve the lithography process window, enabling finer feature patterns.

  • Anti-Reflectants & Functional Sublayers

    Anti-reflective coatings and sublayers boost the effectiveness of lithography by widening and improving the process and reflectivity windows.

    An organic gap filling material for extremely narrow trenches

    A family of cross-linkable BARCs that can etch 30% faster than photoresists

    AR™ 10L is an organic, thermally cross-linking bottom anti-reflectant coating (BARC) for 248 nm (KrF) photoresists. It is designed to provide a universal anti-reflective surface for high- and low-temperature resist platforms and offers excellent compatibility with most ESCAP HYBRID and Acetal resists.

    AR™ 137 is an organic bottom anti-reflectant coating (oBARC) for immersion lithography. It is designed to provide excellent optical parameters to minimize reflection through angles for hyper numerical aperture (NA) immersion exposure.

    AR™ 254 is an organic, thermally cross-linking bottom anti-reflectant for 248 nm (KrF) photoresist. It has excellent gap filling and planarizing properties that are key requirements for advanced semiconductor devices having FinFET structures. AR™ 254 has a high etch rate to reduce substrate damage and optimal optical parameters to minimize reflectance.
  • Ancillary Lithography Materials

    DuPont’s roots run deep in its production-proven line of ancillary lithography products. From developers, removers, and other enhancement chemistries, we support a total lithography solution.

  • Photoresists

    DuPont’s robust, production-proven photoresist product line offers materials options that meet the requirements across generations of lithography processes.

  • Metrology & Imaging Services

    We offer services such as defect testing or patterning wafers

 
 
 
 
 
 

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